It Had To Be You
1924
Isham Jones/Gus Kahn
A9Am7B7CCadd9CmDD7E7E9EbdimEmEm7GG-5G6G7GM718 chords used in this song
| G | GM7 | G7 |
| GWhy do | GM7I do, | G7just as you say |
| C | Cm |
| CWhy must I just, | Cmgive you your way |
| G | E7 | A9 | D | G | D7 |
| GWhy do I | E7sigh, | A9why don't I | Dtry to for | Gget | D7 |
| G | GM7 | G7 |
| It must have | Gbeen, that | GM7something | G7lovers call fate |
| C | Cm |
| CKept me saying: | Cm"I have to wait" |
| G | E7 | A9 | D | G | D7 |
| GI saw them | E7all, | A9just couldn't | Dfall 'til we | Gmet | D7 |
| GM7 | G6 | GM7 |
| It had to be | GM7you | G6 | GM7 |
| G6 | E9 | E7 | E9 |
| It | G6had to be | E9you | E7 | E9 |
| E7 | A9 | Em7 | A9 | Em7 | A9 | Em7 | A9 |
| I | E7wandered a | A9round, and | Em7finally | A9found the | Em7somebody | A9who | Em7 | A9 |
| Cadd9 | D7 | Ebdim | Em | G |
| Could make me be | Cadd9true, | D7and could | Ebdimmake me be | Emblue | G |
| G-5 | G | G-5 | Am7 | D |
| And even be | G-5glad, | Gjust to be | G-5sad thinking of | Am7you | D |
| GM7 | G6 | GM7 |
| Some others I've | GM7seen | G6 | GM7 |
| G6 | E9 | E7 | E9 |
| Might | G6never be | E9mean | E7 | E9 |
| E7 | A9 | Em7 | A9 |
| Might | E7never be | A9cross, or | Em7try to be | A9boss |
| Em7 | A9 | Em7 | A9 |
| But | Em7they wouldn't | A9do | Em7 | A9 |
| C | Cm | G | B7 | Em |
| For nobody | Celse, gave me a | Cmthrill with all your | Gfaults, I | B7love you | Emstill |
| G | G-5 | D7 |
| It | Ghad to be | G-5you, wonderful | D7you |
| GM7 | G7 | C | Cm | G | B7 | Em |
| GM7 | G7 For nobody | Celse, gave me a | Cmthrill with all your | Gfaults, I | B7love you | Emstill |
| G | G-5 | D7 |
| It | Ghad to be | G-5you, wonderful | D7you |
| G | Cm | G |
| It had to be | Gyou | Cm | G |
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| § | Frank Sinatra | [ Eb ] | |
| § | Elvis Costello | [ Eb ] | |
| § | Harry Connick Jr - Chorus only | [ F ] | |
